Yamamoto allowed a homer on the first pitch but did not yield another run over a complete-game three-hitter, pacing the defending champion Dodgers to a 5-1 victory over the Brewers in Game 2.
Read More Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers shut down Brewers, grab 2-0 NLCS edge
Neither the Seattle Mariners nor San Diego Padres have won it all, and both acted as if they were ready to part with decades of futility this past week.
Read More Trade deadline winners & losers: Padres, M’s serious about Series push
Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves and Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers culminated dominant seasons by winning the Cy Young Awards of their respective leagues.
Read More Braves’ Chris Sale, Tigers’ Tarik Skubal collect Cy Young Awards
Lane Thomas slammed a three-run homer to cap a five-run first inning as the Cleveland Guardians jumped all over the Detroit Tigers while notching a 7-0 victory.
Read More Guardians deliver hits, pitching to shut out Tigers in Game 1
Andy Ibanez produced a pinch-hit, two-out, three-run double in the top of the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers capped a stunning sweep of their American League wild-card series with a 5-2 comeback victory over the Houston Astros.
Read More Tigers pull off shocking sweep of Astros, advance to ALDS
The Seattle Mariners are expected to fire manager Scott Servais on Thursday and replace him with Dan Wilson, the team’s starting catcher in the 1990s.
Read More Report: Sinking Mariners to fire manager Scott Servais